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Aitch · Joined: 04 Apr 2007 Posts: 6825 Location: Chatham, Kent, UK

1/ Harley XD said

DonTuite · Joined: 08 May 2008 Posts: 1

I have fldigi on a USB memory stick up and running on my eeePC. I want to control my ICOM 703 using a RigExpert Tiny, which uses an FTDI chip to interface between USB and the ICOM CI-V interface.

Under Puppy, the USB drivers are /dev/usb/ttyUSB0 and /dev/usb/ttyUSB1.

I have been editing the RigCAT .xml file for the 703 without success. (After editing, I place it in "root" with the name ".fldigi.xml")

Other than changing the name of the driver in the XML file, what else should I be doing? Obviously, the XML files were written under the assumption the interface would be a TTY Com port. Can I just change a few more lines of XML, or is it a big deal?

Don NR7X

Spanky · Joined: 05 Jan 2008 Posts: 33

KF6SNJ · Posted: Sun 01 Jun 2008, 16:31 Post subject:

There was a derivative of puppy called "DigiPup" based upon 2.16. I have a copy that is currently gathering dust. I am wondering if it would be possible to interface my pc with my ICOM IC-28 using the sound card? However, I supposed I would have to try to install Fldigi and Geoid onto Puppy 3.01 (I am using derivative ChurchPup). I suppose I can check the grafpup site to see if there is either a pup or pet file. I will check and let everyone know.

Christopher
KF6SNJ

Yes, I know, I have a California call and I live in Washington, blame the Navy. However, I don't plan to change it either.

Five minutes later:

You can find listings for fldigi, geoid, and logbook at:

http://www.w1hkj.com/flpuppy.html

They were all pet files. However, they don't appear to be there anymore. Will keep looking.

KF6SNJ · Posted: Sun 01 Jun 2008, 16:55 Post subject:

http://www.w1hkj.com/emcpup.html

73,
Christopher
KF6SNJ

Caneri · Joined: 04 Sep 2007 Posts: 1565 Location: Canada

I've got a few files here

http://www.puppylinux.ca/puppyfiles/custom

Look under EMCpup

Hope there is a use as I want to keep the older stuff.
Best,
Eric

EDIT: Does anyone know how to contact EMCpup's maker? I would like to post a link to his site on my pages at puppylinux.ca

pm me if you have a contact for EMCpup.

KF6SNJ · Posted: Sun 01 Jun 2008, 17:52 Post subject:

I installed the pet files from the EMCpup site and they worked beautifully. I now have ChurchPup 3.01 with Amateur Radio digital mode capability. How cool is that?

Christopher
KF6SNJ

win2000 · Joined: 26 Jan 2008 Posts: 6

If you guys are interested I could posts the pets for 3 satellite trackers from the new Cloudy Skies Live CD. They are Predict, Mtrack and Gsat. There might already be a pet of one of these floating around Puppy somewhere. (Must be getting old.)

KF6SNJ · Posted: Sun 01 Jun 2008, 23:20 Post subject:

That could be useful. I may someday try my hand at either satelite or EME. In either case, I'd likely stick with two meters.

Christopher
KF6SNJ

Mercedes350se · Joined: 16 Apr 2008 Posts: 478

For those interested gPredict is here:

http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?search_id=2090944002&t=29337

Aitch · Joined: 04 Apr 2007 Posts: 6825 Location: Chatham, Kent, UK

EMCPup here, from original site links

http://www.w1hkj.com/emcpup.html

KF6SNJ · Posted: Mon 02 Jun 2008, 15:29 Post subject:

Not a problem. I just wish I could find a way to hook up my pc to my Icom IC-28H. I know that I can do it with my Alinco DJ-S41 using a couple of double male cables (though the size on the microphone input for the alinco needs to be smaller than the other three, 325mW radio, you get what you pay for). Either way, I plan to use my sound card to connect my computer to the radio.

Any thoughts?

KF6SNJ

Aitch · Joined: 04 Apr 2007 Posts: 6825 Location: Chatham, Kent, UK

win2000 · Joined: 26 Jan 2008 Posts: 6

2 satellite trackers for Puppy Linux 3.01
Download from...
http://myfreefilehosting.com/f/704a6ddf53_1.51MB

Mtrack
Home page: http://freshmeat.net/projects/mtrack/

MTrack is a satellite tracking program. It was written many years ago (about 1990/91) and originally ran under DOS and supported the Hercules monochrome graphic card. It was ported to use Motif under Linux in 1994, and was later modified to use GTK in 1999.

Entry is added to your Personal menu.

2nd satellite tracker is Predict/gSat
Home page: http://www.qsl.net/kd2bd/predict.html
When installed two icons are added to your personal menu.

PREDICT is an open-source, multi-user satellite tracking and orbital prediction program written under the Linux operating system.
GSAT is a realtime satellite tracking client program to KD2BD's Predict.
gSat basically provides a GUI for Predict.
Quick Start for gSat...
MUST add the following line to the end of /etc/services for gPredict to work...

predict 1210/udp

Then reboot.
After you start gSat, bring the window to the front which has the earth.
Click on CONNECT. When the new small window opens click on CONNECT again.

No additional files or libs are required. To get accurate positions of the satellites, you will need to update the 'TLEs' for both mtrack and Predict.